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Taliban fighters attacked a security check post in the Muqur district of Ghazni province in southern Afghanistan.

18 hours ago

Syria troops enter central Qusayr: military source

Syrian troops entered the centre of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr on Sunday, seizing the town's main square and its municipality building, a military source said.

15 hours ago

US state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company

Subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the US were cancelled because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved produces fertilizer used by militants.

22 hours ago

Drone strike in Yemen kills four suspected militants

A suspected US-led drone strike killed four persons on Saturday in a southern Yemeni province, according to security officials.

22 hours ago

Internet in ‘coma’ as Iran election looms

Iran is reportedly tightening internet controls ahead of next month's presidential election.

1 day ago

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt held in Ajmal Kasab’s jail cell: report

Dutt's lawyer has demanded his transfer from the 'terrorist' cell once occupied by Mumbai attacks gunman Ajmal Kasab.

2 days ago

First Saudi woman scales Mount Everest

Raha Moharrak has become the first Saudi Arabian woman to scale the 8,850-meter tall Everest, the world’s highest peak.

2 days ago

Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women’s law

“Today, the parliamentarians who oppose women's development, women's rights and the success of women...made their voices loud and clear.”

2 days ago

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Pakistan Elections 2013: A Kashmiri’s perspective

Today, I, as a Kashmiri, want to congratulate Pakistan for making the right choice at the right time for the right reason.

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Afghans recall US soldier’s killing rampage

I screamed and screamed, 'He is just a baby. Don't kill him. Don't kill him.' But he just kept the gun in his mouth. He didn't say anything. He just stared at him,'' recalls Masooma.